Basket



J. L. BARNS.

BASKET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, I919.

Patented June17, 1919.

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BASKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 17, 1919.

Application filed February 21, 1919. Serial No. 278,458.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn L. BARNS, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Clair, in the county of Franklin and State of Missouri,have invented Certain new and useful Improvements in Baskets, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to baskets and it consists in the novel featureshereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a basket of simple structurehaving its parts so arranged as to efiectually strengthen and brace thebasket structure.

A further object of the invention is to provide a basket which is cheapto manufacture or make and which may be conveniently used for holdingand carrying a great variety of articles.

With these objects in view the basket comprises sets of strips crossingeach other at the bottom of the basket in interwoven form, the endportions of said strips being extended up into the sides of the basket.Bracing strips are interwoven in the bottom of the basket and liebetween the members of one set of strips and pass over and under themembers of the other set of strips at the same places that eachalternate strip of the first mentioned set of strips pass over and underthe second set of strips. By this structural arrangement a basket havinga very strong and effectually braced bottom is provided.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view of the basket cut onthe line 11 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the basket.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawing the basket includes two setsof strips designated as 1 and 2. These strips are interwoven with eachother at the bottom of the basket and are continued or extended up alongthe sides of the same as shown. The upper ends of the strips are boundtogether by means of the upper outer and inner bands 3 in a usual mannerand the bands are secured in position by binding member 4 as usual.

Tapered corner strips 5 may be inserted in the corner portions of thebody of the Qantas of this patent may; he ebtainea for tucked under theedges of the outer strips 2 at the corner portions of the bottom of thebasket. The basket may be constructed with, or without, the taperedcorner strips 5 as desired.

Bracing strips 6 are interwoven in the bottom of the basket and the saidstrips eX- tend parallel with the strips 1 and transversely of thestrips 2. The ends of the strips 6 terminate at the edges of the bottomof the basket and the strips 6 and each alternate strip 1 pass over andunder the strips 2 at substantially the same points or places therebymaterially strengthening the bottom of the basket and closing theinterstices which would otherwise occur.

Runner strips 7 are attached to the under side of the bottom of thebasket at two opposite edges thereof and the said runner strips arethinned at their end portions and tucked in the sides of the body of thebasket. A handle 8 is provided with sharpened end portions which areinserted in the sides of the body of the basket and the intermediateportion of the handle extends parallel with the runner strips 7. The endportions of the han dle 8 are inserted between the inner and outer bands3 and the handle portions are provided with shoulders 9 which bear orstop against the lower edge of the inner strip or band 3 as best shownin Fig. 1 of the drawing. Also the intermediate portion of the handle isthickened as shown.

Having described the invention what is claimed is:

A basket including two sets of interwoven strips, an outer top band, aninner top band, the upper ends of said interwoven strips being heldbetween said bands, a wrapping member winding about said upper bands,and a handle arranged to span across said basket having its endssharpened and inserted between said interwoven strips said sharpenedends endingin a shoulder held against the lower edge of said inner topband said handle held between said upper ends (the intermediate portionof said handle being thickened) as and in the manner shown.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JESSE L. BARNS.

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